No Hurdle Too High

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek has advanced to the state basketball playoffs, only the second time in the school’s...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek was dazed by Connally’s half-court trap defense in a 48-42 District 23-5A loss at the...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek basketball players and coaches will remember this win — perhaps for the rest of their...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek’s big three put the big hurt on Bastrop. Robert Conrad and Kenji Franklin scored 24 and...

By Jim Irish Photos by John Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman Robert Conrad, Cedar Creek’s four-year starter at point guard, missed...

By Jim Irish Photos by John Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman Cedar Creek couldn’t close it out in a District 23-5A opener against...

By Jim Irish When Cedar Creek’s Kenji Franklin reached 997 career points against Austin Travis, head coach Valentino Maxwell called a...

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Round Rock Westwood prevented Cedar Creek from defending its Eagle Shootout basketball tournament....

By Jim Irish Photos by Dustyn Werner Cedar Creek boys basketball team downed Class 6A Akins 66-49 at home on Tuesday for its fifth...

By Jim Irish After an unfortunate injury last season in which Cedar Creek’s Robert Conrad played only part of one District 23-5A...

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys top three players suffered serious injuries last season, but basketball coach Valentino Maxwell is not...

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek boys basketball was snake bitten this past season by injuries to its top players. Sophomore Kenji Franklin and...

By Jim Irish Photo By Mike Valiska The Cedar Creek boys basketball season has been punctuated with the highest of highs and the lowest of...

By Jim Irish Photo by Mike Valiska Despite being 6-foot-6, Cedar Creek’s Kenji Franklin will transfer to point guard for the remainder of...

By Jim Irish Super sophomore Kenji Franklin has missed Cedar Creek’s last three games — all losses — because of an injured lower leg....

By Jim Irish Keyaira Washington is the future of Cedar Creek girls basketball. Washington, a nearly 6-foot freshman with a wingspan of...

By Jim Irish The wins are piling up for Cedar Creek. The Eagles boys basketball team won its second tournament of the season — and only...

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek’s unbeaten streak ended against Akins 75-68 in a non-district boys basketball game on the road on Nov. 22. The...

By Jim Irish Cedar Creek basketball coach Valentino Maxwell had a heart-stopping moment with less than a second on the clock of the...

By Jim Irish The Cedar Creek boys basketball team is on the verge of making history. The Eagles (6-0) have never tasted victory in a...